carry the torch for (someone)

To be in love with someone, especially secretly and/or unrequitedly. I've carried the torch for her since high school, but I've never been able to tell her how I feel. Susan carried the torch for him for years after they broke up.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Koray	-	Turkish
Midha	-	Arabic
Shareef	-	Arabic
Hormazd	HOR-mazd	Persian Mythology
Maja (2)	MIE-ah (German, Polish)	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Fabricia	-	Ancient Roman